April 10, 2009
Box Score - Game One / Box Score - Game Two
QUINCY, Mass. - Endicott's Jenna Bortolotti (Milton, Mass.) allowed just three hits en route to tossing her tenth complete-game of the season as the Gulls swept Eastern Nazarene in a TCCC doubleheader on Friday in Quincy, Mass. The Gulls took game one 13-0 in five innings and then took the backend of the double dip, 11-4.
Endicott threatened in the first as they loaded the bases with only one out but Crusaders' rookie pitcher Hannah Moore (Sheridan, Calif.) got out of the jam with two pop outs to only surrendering one run. In the second, Endicott successfully rounded the bases this time grabbing seven more runs, including a three run home run by Meghan Sargent (Salisbury, Mass.). Crusader shortstop Bethany Greenfield (Plainsfield, NJ) made a diving catch in the second inning to halt the Gulls momentum.
Crusader clean-up hitter, Amber Burns (Fall River, Mass.) started the second with a leadoff single through the right side but the Crusaders were unable to plate her.
Endicott loaded the bases again in the third with no outs and added four runs on three hits, including RBI singles by Merry MacDonald (Braintree, Mass.) and Sargent. Eastern Nazarene's Brittany Hardie-Jones (Joppatowne, MD) led off the third with a double to the right field fence but was stranded on base.
The Gulls gained another run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Jenna Lazar (Milton, Mass.), before going on to win 13-0 in five innings.
The Gulls were led by Sargent who went 2-for-2 with a three run home run and MacDonald who compiled two hits, two RBIs and two runs in only three at-bats.
In game two, the Gulls laced three straight singles by Sarah Spaziano (Norton, Mass.), Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.) and Christine Calligan (Norwood, Mass.) to load the bases in the top of the second. Crusader pitcher Rachel Sorensen (Quincy, Mass.) struck out one and got two fly out's to get out of the inning while only allowing one run.
The Gulls pushed another two across the plate in the third to extend their lead to 3-0. The Crusaders got a run back in the bottom half of the inning as Giberson scored from first on a line drive double off the left field fence by Tierney to make the score 3-1.
The Gulls produced a strong at bat in the fourth as they scored five runs on four hits and then collected another run in the fifth to lead 9-1.
Jamie Swedick (Averill Park, N.Y.) led off the Crusader half of the fifth with a single to right-centerfield. Greenfield followed with a single through the left side of the infield. Tierney delivered for the second time in the game with a one out double to right-center that plated two runs to trail by six, 9-3, and help the Crusaders avoid another five inning game.
The Gulls plated another in the sixth and seventh to make it 11-3 before Greenfield led off the seventh for the Crusaders with a double to right. Greenfield advanced to third on a fly out and scored on an RBI single by Amber Burns (Fall River, Mass.) to make the score 11-4, the final.
Sorensen pitched well for the home team, going the distance for her fifth complete game of the season, striking out one.
Endicott sophomore pitcher Jackie Collier (Swampscott, Mass.) also went the distance for her ninth complete game on the season. Collier struck out eight while giving up four runs on ten hits.
Leading the way for the Crusaders was Tierney with three hits and three RBIs. Greenfield contributed three hits with two runs scored.
The Gulls were led by Wright who went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run. MacDonald added four hits, driving in one and crossing home three times.
With the win, the Gulls improve to 11-1 in TCCC play and 20-4 overall. The Crusaders fall to 4-8 in the conference and 8-14 overall. Endicott gets back to work on Tuesday when the Gulls host Nichols College for a TCCC doubleheader in Beverly, Mass. beginning at 3:00 p.m.
